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I owe thanks to many people who have all helped me in various ways to complete this book. I am especially grateful to my supervisor, Ingrid Hotz-Davies, who first kindled my interest in the writing of Sylvia Townsend Warner. Conversations with Ingrid Hotz-Davies, her enthusiasm and enlightening criticism helped me shape and reshape my ideas. I would further like to thank Christoph Reinfandt, my secondary supervisor, for his guidance and advice throughout the different stages of my thesis. Peter Swaab has likewise been very generous with his advice since I first contacted him in 2011. My work has benefited greatly from his constructive comments and his extensive knowledge of Sylvia Townsend Warner and her writing.

I am grateful for funding received from the German Academic Exchange Service to study at University College London, the State of Baden-Württemberg Graduate Support Act, and the FAZIT Foundation. I am further grateful to the German Academic Exchange Service for funding a trip to the New York Public Library to conduct research in the Sylvia Townsend Warner archives, the Equal Opportunity Commission of the University of Tübingen for different travel grants and the partial funding of the publication of this book, and also the Institutional Strategy of Tübingen University for sponsoring an interdisciplinary winter school on literary figurations of failure that allowed me to discuss my ideas on non-normativity and desire with an informed audience. Sections of Chapter 7 have been published in The Journal of Sylvia Townsend Warner Society (2010). Permissions to reprint are gratefully acknowledged.

Many thanks are due to my wonderful colleagues, friends, and sounding boards: Sandra Fluhrer, Eliza Cubitt, Xiang Zairong, Katharina Luther, Hanne Roth, Nathalie Walker, Raphael Zähringer, Luke Davies, Sara Vakili, Anna Berger, the members of the PhD colloquium at Tübingen University, Shetties, Nora Güthlein, and, in particular, Susanne Jung, who carefully read and commented on every chapter. My heartfelt thanks go to Gero Bauer and Jutta Kling, who provided inspiration and offered much-valued support throughout the writing process and beyond. Thanks is also due to Charlie Ohr for sketching the cat on the book cover and the team at the Centre for Gender and Diversity Research, as well as Anya Heise-von der Lippe, for stimulating discussions on feminist issues and diversity.

My grateful thanks go to Jennifer Hahn and Timothy Hahn for their humour and understanding over the past years. I am deeply indebted to my mother, Siân Williams-Hahn, who generously read the entire thesis and provided invaluable editorial suggestions. Her encouragement and extensive support made this book possible. Thank you.

As ever, a special thank you to Florian, Zoë and Juno, who make every day a brilliant adventure.

Any errors that remain are entirely my responsibility.